Sky News - has it lost its reason to exist?

[Reg Grundy35]

I honestly feel that a case could be made that the loony right gobshites who are paraded on Sky - contributed to the disintegration of Dutton and the Libs. The Outsiders, Bolt, Murray, Kenny and co literally make people run the other direction and want to NOT be identified with them in any way. Dutton basically did all his interviews on this vanity station. I cant see anyone taking the LNP seriously as long as they are linked with these carnival barkers other than the rusted on Trumpet and Hanson fools and maybe Bernie Finn's opus dei weirdos.

 

[King Huskii]

As we sit here today the sky news Murdoch news corp are trying to figure out how to spin this without blaming the Australian public for not voting Liberal, Obe Nation, the Nationals and Trumpets for Clive Palmer

 

[Caesar]

This post makes me curious as to what you perceive as the reason for Sky News existing?

Hint: it’s not there because it’s great and helping the Coalition get elected

 

[Upgrayedd]

Perfect balance of an echo chamber for 20% of people and must watch trash TV for another 20

A Friend who works in media has said it's literally the only positive growth of old media so it's doing something right

It's definitely not any of the platforming or messaging

 

[King Huskii]

Sky news is trash

 

[Mofra]

As we sit here today the sky news Murdoch news corp are trying to figure out how to spin this without blaming the Australian public for not voting Liberal, Obe Nation, the Nationals and Trumpets for Clive Palmer

"Clive Palmer didn't win a seat because he's not right wing enough"
- Sky News, probably

 

[E Shed]

As we sit here today the sky news Murdoch news corp are trying to figure out how to spin this without blaming the Australian public for not voting Liberal, Obe Nation, the Nationals and Trumpets for Clive Palmer

I just checked the Australian website. They have union bashing as the top story, a take down of Albanese & the economy 2nd & then a critique of the Libs for not running on their “values” whatever they’re supposed to be these days.

They spent months goading the Trump style culture wars and now they complain about the Libs losing when Dutton was simply parroting the words Murdoch put in his mouth?

They are utterly delusional.

 

[Donakebab]

It's purpose is the ongoing destruction of the LNP.

Please, continue.

 

[DaRick]

Depends on your POV.

If you think that Sky News should be a moderate news channel, which it was (more so) in the 2000s, then yes.

If you think that Sky News should feed the LNP shibboleths, then absolutely not.

 

[Gough]

This post makes me curious as to what you perceive as the reason for Sky News existing?

Hint: it’s not there because it’s great and helping the Coalition get elected

Hits on YouTube?

 

[CarnTheScray]

It still has a reason to exist. That reason is to provide me with quality entertainment after every election.

 

[E Shed]

It's purpose is the ongoing destruction of the LNP.

Please, continue.

Elaborate?

 

[DaRick]

Elaborate?

What's there to elaborate on?

As long as they drive the LNP into irrelevance, they have a reason to exist.

It's just not the reason Murdoch envisaged.

 

[dumb]

is it about teaching men to express their feelings, and not be ashamed of crying in public like paul murray?

 

[QuietB]

Absolutely it has NOT lost its reason to exist.

It successfully cancelled the Voice. It is a major barrier to proper tax reform including housing tax reform. It is a major reason there is not a mining super tax or any taxes at all on off shore gas. It is the reason we are talking about trans issues, welcome to country and whatever culture wars get waged every other week.

Sky still has its wins.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

It's purpose is the ongoing destruction of the LNP.

Please, continue.

And doing it very well of late.

 

[MisterB]

It has no reason to exist. Must be an enormous loss maker. The only viewers (and they are not substantial in numbers anyway) are already rusted on red necks and RWNJ. So it is preaching to the converted. Potential swinging voters are never going to watch that garbage.

The program of factually incorrect statements. Just a pile of opinions from the irrelevant and out of touch.

 

[King Huskii]

It has no reason to exist. Must be an enormous loss maker. The only viewers (and they are not substantial in numbers anyway) are already rusted on red necks and RWNJ. So it is preaching to the converted. Potential swinging voters are never going to watch that garbage.

The program of factually incorrect statements. Just a pile of opinions from the irrelevant and out of touch.

Agreed

Sky News is toxic

 

[CarnTheScray]

Imagine paying to watch this drivel. Unfortunately I know a few people that do. Unsurprisingly they are also all older than the giant tortoises at Melbourne Zoo.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Absolutely it has NOT lost its reason to exist.

It successfully cancelled the Voice. It is a major barrier to proper tax reform including housing tax reform. It is a major reason there is not a mining super tax or any taxes at all on off shore gas. It is the reason we are talking about trans issues, welcome to country and whatever culture wars get waged every other week.

Sky still has its wins.

Is it Sky News that has done that, or just the Liberal Party?

 

[GrayRanga]

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Read down to the actual viewing figures for Sky on the night in question

 

[QuietB]

Is it Sky News that has done that, or just the Liberal Party?

The Liberal Party do what they are told.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

As we sit here today the sky news Murdoch news corp are trying to figure out how to spin this without blaming the Australian public for not voting Liberal, Obe Nation, the Nationals and Trumpets for Clive Palmer

The day after the election, both Bolt and Credlin wrote columns in the Herald Sun doing exactly this, blaming the voters for getting it wrong.

 

[King Huskii]

The day after the election, both Bolt and Credlin wrote columns in the Herald Sun doing exactly this, blaming the voters for getting it wrong.

Bolt and Credlin are plebs

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Bolt and Credlin are plebs

OK, but that doesn't change what I said - that Murdoch press were in fact not trying to avoid blaming the voters at all as you said they were.